The Nentsi breed was developed by the Nentsi people. In the 1930′s breeding work began on a large scale and considerably increased size, strength and productivity.

The Nentsi breed is reared in the north of Russia and to the east of the Urals, i.e. in the lower reaches of the rivers Ob and Yenisei. In the past Murmansk region was the breeding area of the Saami strain (Murmansk breed) but in the 1930′s it was replaced by the Nentsi breed.  Read the rest of this entry »